Mercedes-Benz E-Class Wagon (S124) · E-Class Wagon

S124

W124 practicality — the definitive Mercedes estate.

Production
1985–1996
Built
340,512
Body
Estate / wagon
Chassis
S124
Mercedes-Benz E-Class Wagon (S124) (S124)

The W124 sedan was the best car in its class — the S124 T-Model proved it could also be the best estate, combining the same aerodynamic efficiency and multi-link rear suspension with a load bay that swallowed everything a family or a workshop could demand.

Mercedes-Benz launched the S124 T-Model in 1985 with the W124 range, offering the same engine catalogue from diesel fours through the 300 TE-24 and, in AMG guise, the rare 500 E wagon. Self-levelling rear suspension maintained ride height under load; the flat floor and generous tailgate opening made the T-Model genuinely practical rather than merely a sedan with an extended roof. Build quality matched the sedan's obsessive standards — double-sided galvanized steel, precise panel gaps, and a reputation for million-kilometer longevity.

Built from 1985 to 1996, the S124 T-Model was the definitive W124 estate and remains a benchmark for how a premium load-carrier should be engineered — functional, durable, and unmistakably Mercedes-Benz.

S124 interior
Cabin details of the S124, as preserved in period photography.

Every model.

24 model designations across 1985–1996 — engines, chassis codes and production figures for the S124.

ModellModelljahreBaumusterMotorGetriebeGesamt
200 TD1985–1991124.180601.9127,373
250 TD1985–1993124.185602.91243,628
250 TD Turbodiesel1990–1993124.188602.9624,745
E 250 Diesel T1994–1996124.186605.91115,625
E 250 Turbodiesel T1994–1996124.188602.962oben enthalten
300 TD Turbodiesel1985–1995124.193603.96014,844
300 TD Turbodiesel 4MATIC1986–1993124.393603.9632,317
E 300 Diesel T1994–1996124.191606.9109,071
E 300 Turbodiesel 4MATIC1994–1995124.393603.963oben enthalten
200 T1985–1990124.080102.9227,476
200 TE1988–1992124.081102.96320,555
200 TE1993124.079111.94015,279
220 TE1993124.082111.96022,057
230 TE1985–1992124.083102.98264,945
E 200 T1994–1996124.079111.940oben enthalten
E 220 T1994–1996124.082111.960oben enthalten
300 TE1985–1992124.090103.98341,775
300 TE 4MATIC1986–1993124.290103.98512,094
300 TE-241989–1992124.091104.9806,282
320 TE1993124.092104.99218,368
E 280 T1994–1996124.088104.942oben enthalten
E 300 T 4MATIC1994–1995124.290103.985oben enthalten
E 320 T1994–1996124.092104.992oben enthalten
E36 AMG1994–1996124.092104.E36oben enthalten

* Die veröffentlichte Produktionszahl umfasst alle Serien dieses Modells; die Quelle schlüsselt sie nicht weiter auf.

S124 side profile
Studio profile of the S124 — the proportions that defined this chassis.
S124 rear three-quarter view
Rear three-quarter view of the S124.